New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-16


idly recovering. Sales under foreclosure still
more clearly indicate past state of things
The sales during the first half of 1887 embrace
2.41s miles Of road with 1857, 100000 of
securities. against 5,912 miles In 1886 with
1892 100000 of securities The COMPARISON
gives reason to believe that the crop OF lit
igations and bankruptcies which followed 1889
had been mainly harvested before the effect
Of the Interstate law was felt. Whether thaf
act will increase bankruptcies and diminish
dividends now depends largely upon the con-
struction given to the act by the courts
-
Governor Hill is anxious to get control OF
the State Civil Service Commission. He does
not object to quarantning anything and every
thing in his own lower bay that may chance
to come along.
II the President coud have gone to st. Louis
and made as good speeches to the veterans as
he made at his old home in Clinton, he would
have done much to retrieve his reputation with
the Grand Army Presidential dignity is more
Impressive when 1t remains well at the front at
the post Of duty than when it is in full and
rather disorderly retreat.
In spite of Jacob Sharp's condemnation to four
rapidly declined in this city yesterday. In fact
she may be said literally to have fallen from her
high estate. Since 1859 Justice In
fgurative form has held sway from
the cupola of the City Hall, but now
alas her days are numbered. She had gradually
been on the road to decay, being composed OF
nothing more enduring than wood, and actually
grew rotten in the cty's service. Her position
became insecure she even tottered on her throne
and was in danger Of tumbling incontinently upon
the heads OF the passing multitude So she has
been taken down-not merely peg or two. but
all the way. 1t pains us To record the notifying
fact but she has been ruthlessiy carted away 10
the Corporation Yard TO end her days in loneliness
and disgrace, or else TO be chopped up INTO
kindling wood. Surely base and ignoble end
Such long and patient service deserved better
fate.
In an interview pub lshed in "The Brooklyn
Citizen Mr.. Daniel Manning is quoted as saying
"Ihe Presidents course has been consistent
with Democratic principles and partisan in every
respect This will be cheering news 10 those
thick -and-thin supporters of Mr.. Cleveland the
Mugwumps. Still Mr.. Manning has had falry
good opportunities TO make observations
This settles IT, "The Charleston News and
Courier fresh from abusing Generals Sherman
and sheridan and from asserting that secession
was not treason. now remarks that 1.-THE IT, a. X.
must behave better or break up The u a. H.
will govern itself accordingly. Still 1t might De
well TO remind The News and Courier that IL
talked in the same strain TO the Grand Army OF
the Republic in 1861, and that 1t gently
but firmly declined either TO behave better or
break up.
The Rochester Onion calls attention TO the
fact that census Of the State was not taken
few years ago, although the Constitution pro-
yided that one should be taken. The Union
also calls attention 10 the fact that no convention
to revise the Constitution is 10 be held, although
the people voted at the last election TO hold such
q convention. The oftener a Democratic news
PAPER calls attention to these two facts the
hetter for Republicans Why was no census
talcn-did not the Republicans pass Constitu-
tional bill They did. Did they not pass q
bill that corresponded in all its features with the
census measure which Governor Samuel D. lilden
signed ? They did. Why then did the bill fail
IL failed because David b. Hill. rabid partisan.
vetoed It. And the Constitutional Convention
bill failed for the same reason. IL has never been
claimed that the bill not constitutional 1t
was killed at the beck OF the Democratic mana
gers party grounds.
A good many Democratic and Mugwump
newspapers would seem TO be IN favor OF running
Mr. Cleveland in 1888 on the following platform:
! esolvcd, That the Grand Army of the Republic
must 60
The Board OF Health finds that 1t was stale
cream and not "tyrotoxicon' that made 100
persons sick in the Ninth Ward on July 4. state
cream is what 1t was formerly called, but "tyro-
toxicon- is the new name The sanitary code
prohibits the sah stale and unwhoesome food.
Why not prosecute these dealers in stale cream 2
Island railroads seems to be voiced only by the
hotel. keepers and other men engaged in business
there. No complaint has been made by the tray
cling public that they have to pay too much.
On days Of leisure the railroads have as much as
they can do carry all the people seeking trans
portaton. Lower fares WOULD overtax their
abilities therefore. One thing at any rate tends
to make many peor0c satisfied with the present
charges any reduction in them would increase
the crowds that flock TO trains and boats, while
the crowding and jostling at present are sufficient
to make the most good atured lose patience ut
times.
Suggestion for thrilling battle picture. The
Mugwump editors OF the country drawn up so as
TO form "a hofrid 'front.' with their right resting
on Grover tA,veland's bosom, calling upon the